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A Brisbane father who has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his 3-year- old daughter was more interested in getting coffee and a cigarette than helping his flatmate to resuscitate the toddler, a court has heard.

Matthew Lee Williamson is being sentenced in Brisbane District Court over the death of his daughter Kyhesha-Lee Joughin, who died in March 2013 after suffering protracted physical and sexual abuse, AAP reported.

The court heard detailed evidence from Williamson's former housemate, Christopher Kent, who previously spent 19 months in jail after also pleading guilty to Khyesha's manslaughter.

Kent recounted how he tried to revive Khyesha after noticing her lips were turning blue and tried to wake Williamson, who was sleeping on a nearby couch, to help.